Alto Sax with 5 flats?
I have a part in my score where the sax changes to 5 flats (E Major) and it has 7 sharps instead of 5 flats.
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Your issue is not clear. Do you need to a key change at some in your score from 5 flats to 7 sharps ?
Create the score in E maj.
![Staff_Part Properties.png]( "Staff_Part Properties.png")
You'll get 7 sharps for the alto sax. Select the alto sax staff, open the staff / part properties window and select in 'prefer sharps or flats for ...' the entry 'flats'.
In reply to Create the score in E maj… by HildeK
OK, thanks, that worked.
5 flats is Db Major/Bb minor and 7 sharps is C# Major/A# minor. Please post you score (mscz format, not a png or a picture or a PDF) and give a lot more detail of your problem.
In reply to 5 flats is Db Major/Bb minor… by underquark
You probably misunderstood the question.
A score in E major has four sharps. The alto saxophone (Eb) is transposing and therefore it has seven sharps as key. Instead, it could also have five flats. That's what PurpleApple_ likes to have.
In reply to You probably misunderstood… by HildeK
There is no question in the original post, so in what way could I have misunderstood it?
Perhaps I am guilty of not divining the OP's thoughts - well done on your psychic abilities.
In reply to No, there was no question in… by underquark
I've no psychic abilities :-).
What I saw:
he has a original score in E maj with an Eb alto sax in a key with 5 flats. (5 flats.pdf.png)
he generates a Musescore score in E maj and wants to transcribe the original into Musescore and now he got 7 sharps instead for the alto sax. (7 sharps.png)
I assumed that he would like to have an alto sax staff like the original ....
Or: He wonders why that is ...